#256595#256595

#256595 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.100 H 244.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#256595
RGB	rgb(37, 101, 149)
HSL	hsl(206, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(206, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.01, -3.25, -32.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.01, 32.23, 264.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% -0.0427 -0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.1 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8394, 11.8694, 30.1477)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#256595 #955525

analogous

#25958D #256595 #252D95

triadic

#256595 #952565 #659525

tetradic

#256595 #8D2595 #955525 #2D9525

square

#256595 #8D2595 #955525 #2D9525

split-complementary

#256595 #95252D #958D25

monochromatic

#0D2333 #194464 #256595 #3186C6 #5EA3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#256595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#256595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #256595

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##256595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##256595	1.00	6.22	3.37	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6797

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #256595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 101, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.100 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f90b4',
    500: '#256595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #256595;
$custom-light: #6f90b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#256595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4894,
    "c": 0.10039,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#256595

secondary

#BC845A

accent

#8944E3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #256595

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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